Ecommerce

Amazon Drops 9% on 4Q Earnings Dud

Investors punished online retail giant Amazon.com for disappointing fourth-quarter results even as analysts reacted in a more mixed fashion.

Shopping Safe Online this Holiday Season

The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year – for cyber thieves. The National Retail Federation says Americans plan to conduct almost half of their holiday shopping on the web this year; scammers are using the popularity of e-commerce to steal Christmas - and all of your personal information.

An Ironic Shift in Shopper Sentiment

Many Americans now think it is riskier to make a credit card transaction at a brick-and-mortar retailer than via the internet, a smartphone or a tablet.  

How Etsy Helped Me Pay Off $20K of Debt

Their marriage had a less-than-ideal start. She had $20,000 in debt. He was about to lose his home, and the bank wouldn’t negotiate. He also had a student loan, a car loan and some credit card debt.

Video Game Sales Slump 19% in July

Video game demand dove for the sixth consecutive month in July, as gamers wait for the launch of refreshed consoles from Microsoft and Sony.